Union Of India And Others vs Brig. Sushil Kumar Kaushik

ik-149595786 Delhi High Court 27 February 2026 • 11 min read

Judges (2)

Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora Coram V. Kameswar Rao Delivered

Counsel (2)

Ankur Chhibber Counsel Respondent Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra Counsel Petitioner

Parties (2)

Union of India Petitioner Brig. Sushil Kumar Kaushik Respondent

Case Significance

Union Of India And Others vs Brig. Sushil Kumar Kaushik is a Delhi High Court decision dated February 27, 2026 (citation: ik-149595786). The Union of India challenged an Armed Forces Tribunal order directing a Special Promotion Board for a Brigadier in the AFMS after the Tribunal found inconsistency in his ACR grading of 8.60 by the Initiating Officer, compared to his historical profile of higher gradings. The court held that the Tribunal's conclusion was not perverse and that the grading of 8.60 was inconsistent with the respondent's past profile where 8.50 had already been held inconsistent. The writ petition was dismissed.< The bench comprised Justices Manmeet Pritam Singh Arora and V. Kameswar Rao. The judgment was delivered by Justice V. Kameswar Rao. Counsel appearing: Ankur Chhibber (counsel for respondent), Sandeep Kumar Mahapatra (counsel for petitioner).

Summary

The Union of India challenged an Armed Forces Tribunal order directing a Special Promotion Board for a Brigadier in the AFMS after the Tribunal found inconsistency in his ACR grading of 8.60 by the Initiating Officer, compared to his historical profile of higher gradings. The court held that the Tribunal's conclusion was not perverse and that the grading of 8.60 was inconsistent with the respondent's past profile where 8.50 had already been held inconsistent. The writ petition was dismissed.

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